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Kintner admitted that he used his state computer for an inappropriate video conversation but refused to resign.

His opponents took their message to the fair’s parade.

Many participants in a parade pass out candy, but instead, Kintner's opponents handed out slips of paper with a very clear message.

“If Sen. Kintner would resign immediately, we'd have the opportunity to get new names on the ballot and allow the voters to select their own representative for the next two years,” constituent Mary Harding said. “He doesn't represent us well. He's not a good role model now and we don't think he's going to be effective in the legislature.”

Harding said she’s concerned about cybersecurity because of the incident, so a group put together a petition.

The petition has no legal ramifications but organizers hope it can change the senator’s mind.

“This is a nonpartisan position, and really, what we're hoping is this will be a nonpartisan response,” Cass County Democrats chair Marsha Babcock said.

The Cass County Democrats said the scandal was the tipping point that “broke the camel’s back.”

The petition was also spotted at the Cass County Republicans’ booth.

“No one is going to listen to him if he wants a bill passed,” Cass County Commissioner John Warsing said. “No one is going to listen to him to help his constituents out because he’ll be ineffective (due to) what has happened.”

Warsing said he considers Kintner a friend, but he put out the petition because some Republicans wanted to sign it.